69th Street & 70th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 69th Street and 70th Avenue is in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 091 Richard Arkwright is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/69 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q55, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/69 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q55.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/69 St Q550.3 milesQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 65 St & Otto Rd 21 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 71-05 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 89 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2021 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 69th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 69th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 091 Richard Arkwright School800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- "Uncle" Vito F. Maranzano Glendale Playground1,020 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Avenue & 69th Place 250 feet
- 70th Avenue & 68th Place 250 feet
- 69th Street & Otto Road 270 feet
- 70th Street & 70th Avenue 490 feet
- 70th Avenue & 68th Street 500 feet
- Otto Road & 68th Place 530 feet
- 69th Street & Central Avenue 540 feet
- 70th Avenue & 67th Place 750 feet
See every intersection along 69th Street or 70th Avenue.